OPENING THIS WEEK
“Amreeka” Reviewed on Page 4D
“Couples Retreat” Reviewed on Page 1D
“Empty Nest” Reviewed on Page 4D
“Free Style” Reviewed on Page 6D
“Still Walking” Reviewed at left
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Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.
“9”Animated sci-fi PG-13. Rag dolls in a post-apocalyptic future struggle to “survive” the terrors of their ruined world. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel)77 minutes
“Bright Star”Poetic drama PG. In 1818, poet John Keats is smitten by neighbor Fanny Brawne. (Kennedy) 119 minutes
“The Boys Are Back”Drama PG-13. Clive Owen as a single father trying to raise two boys. (Kennedy) 90 minutes
“The Burning Plain”Drama PG-13. Compelling drama about three women bound by events in Las Cruces, N.M., with Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. (Kennedy) 111 minutes“Capitalism: A Love Story”
Nonfiction R. Michael Moore stars in a Michael Moore doc about the wages of capitalism. (Kennedy) 127 minutes
“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”Animation PG-13. A delicious farce and a backhanded slap at America the Obese. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 81 minutes
“District 9″Sci-fi R. Bureaucrat is exposed to alien DNA while evicting non-human refugees from a vast shantytown. (Kennedy) 115 minutes
“Extract”Comedy R. Jason Bateman is the maritally frustrated hubby and thoughtful boss at the center of the action. (Kennedy) 92 minutes
“The Informant!”Crime comedy R. A smart, silly corporate-crime comedy starring Matt Damon. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune), 108 minutes
“The Invention of Lying”Comedy PG-13. Ricky Gervais plays a pudgy everyman named Mark, whose secretary, Tina Fey, tells him she has loathed every day she worked for him. (Roger Ebert) 99 minutes
“It Might Get Loud”Documentary PG. Documentary about boys and their toys — about men and the guitars that have helped catapult them to superstardom. (Ricardo Baca, The Denver Post) 97 minutes
“Jennifer’s Body”Horror R. A tale of girl friendship and demonic possession. (Kennedy) 92 minutes
“Julie & Julia”Comedy PG-13. Meryl Streep as Julia Child, and Amy Adams, who wants to cook like her. (Kennedy) 123 minutes“Love Happens”
Comedy PG-13. Aaron Eckhart is a lonely man in need of love and Jennifer Aniston is the quirky girl who can make him love again. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 107 minutes
“The September Issue”Documentary PG-13. Outstanding documentary of Vogue’s editor in chief, Anna Wintour, and creative director, Grace Coddington. (Kennedy) 88 minutes
“Whip It”
Sports comedy PG-13. Ellen Page as a pageant contestant bent on trading in a tiara for roller skates. Drew Barrymore directs and co-stars. (Kennedy) 111 minutes
“Zombieland”Zombie comedy R. Woody Harrelson is a gun-toting zombie slayer. (Kennedy) 81 minutes
GIANT SCREEN IMAX — Denver Museum of Nature & Science
“Wild Ocean” and “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure.” Dates, times and tickets vary.2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-322-7009,
IWERKS — The Wildlife Experience
“Coral Reef Adventure” and “Wild Safari.” Dates, times and tickets vary. 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker, 720-488-3300,
